| Qwky nYn sRvn suin Qwky QwkI suMdir kwieAw ] |
| thhaakae nain sruvun sun thhaakae thhaakee sundhar kaaeiaa || |
| My eyes are exhausted, and my ears are tired of hearing; my beautiful body is exhausted. |
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| jrw hwk dI sB miq QwkI eyk n Qwkis mwieAw ]1] |
| juraa haak dhee subh math thhaakee eaek n thhaakas maaeiaa ||1|| |
| Driven forward by old age, all my senses are exhausted; only my attachment to Maya is not exhausted. ||1|| |
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| bwvry qY igAwn bIcwru n pwieAw ] |
| baavurae thai giaan beechaar n paaeiaa || |
| O mad man, you have not obtained spiritual wisdom and meditation. |
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| ibrQw jnmu gvwieAw ]1] rhwau ] |
| biruthhaa junum guvaaeiaa ||1|| rehaao || |
| You have wasted this human life, and lost. ||1||Pause|| |
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| qb lgu pRwnI iqsY sryvhu jb lgu Gt mih swsw ] |
| thub lug praanee thisai suraevuhu jub lug ghutt mehi saasaa || |
| O mortal, serve the Lord, as long as the breath of life remains in the body. |
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| jy Gtu jwie q Bwau n jwsI hir ky crn invwsw ]2] |
| jae ghutt jaae th bhaao n jaasee har kae churun nivaasaa ||2|| |
| And even when your body dies, your love for the Lord shall not die; you shall dwell at the Feet of the Lord. ||2|| |
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| ijs kau sbdu bswvY AMqir cUkY iqsih ipAwsw ] |
| jis ko subudh busaavai anthar chookai thisehi piaasaa || |
| When the Word of the Shabad abides deep within, thirst and desire are quenched. |
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| hukmY bUJY caupiV KylY mnu ijix Fwly pwsw ]3] |
| hukumai boojhai chouparr khaelai mun jin dtaalae paasaa ||3|| |
| When one understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he plays the game of chess with the Lord; throwing the dice, he conquers his own mind. ||3|| |
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| jo jn jwin Bjih Aibgq kau iqn kw kCU n nwsw ] |
| jo jun jaan bhujehi abiguth ko thin kaa kushhoo n naasaa || |
| Those humble beings, who know the Imperishable Lord and meditate on Him, are not destroyed at all. |
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| khu kbIr qy jn kbhu n hwrih Fwil ju jwnih pwsw ]4]4] |
| kuhu kubeer thae jun kubuhu n haarehi dtaal j jaanehi paasaa ||4||4|| |
| Says Kabeer, those humble beings who know how to throw these dice, never lose the game of life. ||4||4|| |
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